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CVC Word Ladders – Printable and Digital Phonics Activities
Help your students master phonics skills and spelling patterns with these engaging, interactive printable and digital word ladder activities! This resource includes 12 no prep phonics word ladders!
Word ladders are an engaging phonics activity to compliment your word study routines. Students will think critically to figure out the next word to build using the picture clues. As they manipulate the phonemes, students will receive immediate feedback using these self-checking phonics activities.
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This resource includes both printable and digital word ladders focused on short vowel CVC words. The digital version has a slider for students to self check their work. Also included are answer keys to print out and keep in a basket for students to be able to self check while working on the printable worksheets (color & b/w included).
SAVE TIME!! This NO PREP resource has been PRELOADED for you, with 1 click add them to your Seesaw library or Google Drive, then assign to your students!
Included in this resource are 12 CVC word activities. Students will change just one letter to build a new word.
Included CVC Word Activities
- Short a
- Short e
- Short i
- Short o
- Short u
- Mixed Vowels


THelpingT –
Great way to practice phonics in a small group or independent center!
Cori Krol –
Excellent resource! My students enjoyed it. This is a wonderful activity for small group learning.
PAM S. –
Love this activity at a kinder level with the pictures
Jessica S –
Love this for virtually learning days. Love how the students are able to self check. Thank you!
hparadis (verified owner) –
Amazing resource! Excited to use it! Thanks!
Tammy O. –
This was an excellent resource to use during my reading rotations. I have several students who need basic phonics practice, and these word ladders are perfect!
Charlene Neal –
Great resource students really enjoy it. It is easy to use and the students like it.
Jeanne Schoch (verified owner) –
I was looking for ready made word ladders and these are great. I really like the digital format also for literacy centers.
Catherine F. –
My kids love doing these!
Karen S. –
Great resource!
Connie B. –
Thank you for this resource! The kids loved doing these! I used it as a center activity!
Ruth L. –
This activity aligns well with a standard I need to assess my students on so it fits well into my district curriculum!
Ashley W. –
This was a great resource for students! Thanks!
patricia robinson –
Great resource.
Meera S. –
Thank you for creating this resource. The kids loved it and had an enjoyable time using it. It was very time saving as well. Love how this resource was being organized.
Jen Hart (verified owner) –
This resource is super for reviewing CVC sounds. I printed off the pages and slipped them into page protectors to use again and again. Thank you~~
Jessica D. –
Just what I was looking for. Great resource!
Jackie D –
Great resource!
Dalia Elgamal (verified owner) –
fantastic resource aligned with sor. I notced a huge difference after using it for intervention with my dyslexic students
akkampe27 (verified owner) –
Having the printable and digital form of this resource was helpful. I was able to use the digital with some of my older students and the printable with my younger groups. It was well received by the students in both formats!